Rent Affordability for A Chef in Ohio
A typical chef in Ohio earns about $60,301 a year, which supports approximately $1,508 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Ohio city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 80 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 58 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steubenville, OH | $719/mo | 14.3% | very comfortable |
| Greenville, OH | $719/mo | 14.3% | very comfortable |
| Mansfield, OH | $852/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| Alliance, OH | $869/mo | 17.3% | very comfortable |
| Niles, OH | $883/mo | 17.6% | very comfortable |
| East Cleveland, OH | $898/mo | 17.9% | very comfortable |
| Ashland, OH | $960/mo | 19.1% | very comfortable |
| Warren, OH | $998/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Marietta, OH | $998/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Bedford Heights, OH | $1,011/mo | 20.1% | affordable |
| Boardman, OH | $1,026/mo | 20.4% | affordable |
| Bowling Green, OH | $1,041/mo | 20.7% | affordable |
| Reading, OH | $1,045/mo | 20.8% | affordable |
| Piqua, OH | $1,052/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Cambridge, OH | $1,050/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Orrville, OH | $1,053/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Shiloh, OH | $1,058/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Vandalia, OH | $1,064/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Youngstown, OH | $1,075/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Massillon, OH | $1,085/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Athens, OH | $1,103/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| Lorain, OH | $1,104/mo | 22% | affordable |
| Bedford, OH | $1,119/mo | 22.3% | affordable |
| Canton, OH | $1,124/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| Brookpark, OH | $1,125/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| Toledo, OH | $1,151/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Euclid, OH | $1,152/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Parma Heights, OH | $1,152/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Marion, OH | $1,154/mo | 23% | affordable |
| Akron, OH | $1,176/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Elyria, OH | $1,176/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Eastlake, OH | $1,206/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Lima, OH | $1,216/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Barberton, OH | $1,214/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Springfield, OH | $1,222/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Lancaster, OH | $1,226/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Austintown, OH | $1,233/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Dayton, OH | $1,241/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Huber Heights, OH | $1,249/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Parma, OH | $1,263/mo | 25.1% | affordable |
| Miamisburg, OH | $1,262/mo | 25.1% | affordable |
| Norwood, OH | $1,259/mo | 25.1% | affordable |
| Mount Healthy, OH | $1,273/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Middletown, OH | $1,287/mo | 25.6% | affordable |
| Fairview Park, OH | $1,290/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| West Carrollton, OH | $1,304/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Franklin, OH | $1,302/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Mount Vernon, OH | $1,323/mo | 26.3% | affordable |
| Amelia, OH | $1,332/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Groesbeck, OH | $1,333/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Fairlawn, OH | $1,337/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| Findlay, OH | $1,348/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Xenia, OH | $1,352/mo | 26.9% | affordable |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,359/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Kettering, OH | $1,355/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Fairfield, OH | $1,357/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Mayfield Heights, OH | $1,370/mo | 27.3% | affordable |
| Oxford, OH | $1,388/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Sharonville, OH | $1,387/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Milford, OH | $1,386/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | $1,394/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,411/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Marysville, OH | $1,416/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| Willoughby, OH | $1,417/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| Newark, OH | $1,420/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Lakewood, OH | $1,422/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Garfield Heights, OH | $1,421/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Troy, OH | $1,422/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Cincinnati, OH | $1,432/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Whitehall, OH | $1,434/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Hamilton, OH | $1,438/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Sidney, OH | $1,438/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Woodlawn, OH | $1,443/mo | 28.7% | affordable |
| Columbus, OH | $1,471/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Louisville, OH | $1,472/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Wooster, OH | $1,475/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Batavia, OH | $1,499/mo | 29.8% | affordable |
| Fairborn, OH | $1,500/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| North Canton, OH | $1,503/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | $1,500/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Stow, OH | $1,537/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Grove City, OH | $1,556/mo | 31% | stretched |
| Forest Park, OH | $1,570/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Hilliard, OH | $1,573/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Maple Heights, OH | $1,574/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Silverton, OH | $1,573/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Turpin Hills, OH | $1,578/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Reynoldsburg, OH | $1,585/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Delaware, OH | $1,622/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Westerville, OH | $1,629/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Perrysburg, OH | $1,641/mo | 32.7% | stretched |
| Gahanna, OH | $1,655/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Wadsworth, OH | $1,651/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Sixteen Mile Stand, OH | $1,654/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Centerville, OH | $1,688/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Mentor, OH | $1,690/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Lewis Center, OH | $1,691/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Blacklick Estates, OH | $1,697/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Kent, OH | $1,702/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Dublin, OH | $1,732/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Loveland, OH | $1,739/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Sunbury, OH | $1,738/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Brunswick, OH | $1,746/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Springdale, OH | $1,746/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| South Euclid, OH | $1,758/mo | 35% | stretched |
| Beavercreek, OH | $1,764/mo | 35.1% | stretched |
| University Heights, OH | $1,768/mo | 35.2% | stretched |
| Dillonvale, OH | $1,768/mo | 35.2% | stretched |
| Tipp City, OH | $1,786/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Blacklick, OH | $1,784/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Shaker Heights, OH | $1,822/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Blue Ash, OH | $1,845/mo | 36.7% | stretched |
| North Olmsted, OH | $1,847/mo | 36.8% | stretched |
| Newtown, OH | $1,849/mo | 36.8% | stretched |
| West Chester, OH | $1,859/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Westlake, OH | $1,878/mo | 37.4% | stretched |
| Plain City, OH | $1,919/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Medina, OH | $1,931/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Uniontown, OH | $1,933/mo | 38.5% | stretched |
| New Albany, OH | $1,958/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Upper Arlington, OH | $1,965/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Pickerington, OH | $1,965/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Lebanon, OH | $1,969/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| Sylvania, OH | $1,994/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Sugarcreek, OH | $2,087/mo | 41.5% | rent-burdened |
| Pataskala, OH | $2,090/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Mason, OH | $2,118/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| South Lebanon, OH | $2,129/mo | 42.4% | rent-burdened |
| Canal Winchester, OH | $2,158/mo | 42.9% | rent-burdened |
| Avon Lake, OH | $2,170/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Trenton, OH | $2,180/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Beachwood, OH | $2,185/mo | 43.5% | rent-burdened |
| Galloway, OH | $2,196/mo | 43.7% | rent-burdened |
| Kenwood, OH | $2,206/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Avon, OH | $2,334/mo | 46.4% | rent-burdened |
| Powell, OH | $2,480/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Maineville, OH | $2,504/mo | 49.8% | rent-burdened |
| Morrow, OH | $2,578/mo | 51.3% | severely rent-burdened |